Antartica’s which sea has been declared as world’s largest marine protected area?

Ross sea Antartica’s Ross Sea has been declared as world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) after the landmark international agreement among 24 countries and the European Union in the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting in Hobart, Australia. The Ross Sea is one of the last intact marine ecosystems in the world, which covers 1.6 million square kilometers. It is home to penguins, seals, Antarctic toothfish and whales.

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